Lisenbee Collection, 1845-1867 | East Texas Research Center

Maud M. Oates was born July 1, 1878 near Leggett, Polk County, Texas and died December 26, 1972 Polk County, Texas. Her parents were John R. and Sallie Frances Singletary-Oates. She married Robert Lewis Lisenbee who was born January 14, 1880 and died September 3, 1916 in Allen Parish, Louisiana. John R. Oates parents were Carraway and Catherine Oates who came from Henry County, Alabama and settled in Polk County, Texas in 1854.

Scope and Contents: This is a very small collection consisting of six mostly unrelated items apparently collected and donated by Mrs. Maude Lisenbee of Leggett, Polk County, Texas. The survey of the Labadie league was for land originally in Liberty County but now in Polk County.